Taiwan

From Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, Tai meaning "sea" and Wan meaning "people" in Siraya (a Formosan language used on the southwestern part of the island), referring to the people of the sea. Recorded in Dutch records as "Tayouan" (and other variants), and in Chinese as "大員" (and other variants), The term eventually became the name of the entire island. The Siraya People were forced to change their family name to Chinese, most chose the family name "Wan".